
The Best of 2012
The top ten ShameThe MasterHoly MotorsGoodbye First LoveMartha Marcy May MarleneExcisionThe Tree Of LifeKiller JoeStarletYoung Adult Film Of The YearShame … Continue reading The Best of 2012
Reviews written for films released in the UK in 2012
The top ten ShameThe MasterHoly MotorsGoodbye First LoveMartha Marcy May MarleneExcisionThe Tree Of LifeKiller JoeStarletYoung Adult Film Of The YearShame … Continue reading The Best of 2012
Director: Rian Johnson Stars: Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt Women in science fiction films tend to get short shrift. … Continue reading Review: Looper
Director: Andrew Dominik Stars: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta To these eyes and ears, Andrew Dominik’s 2007 western The … Continue reading Review: Killing Them Softly
Director: Peter Strickland Stars: Toby Jones, Tonia Sotiropoulou, Antonio Mancino If you’re a horror enthusiast or audiophile of any serious … Continue reading Review: Berberian Sound Studio
Director: Leos Carax Stars: Denis Lavant, Édith Scob, Kylie Minogue A cinema crowd sits comatose; lulled into sleep by whatever … Continue reading Review: Holy Motors
Director: John Hillcoat Stars: Guy Pearce, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy Lawless is a bloody and violent film, one which whole-heartedly … Continue reading Review: Lawless
Director: Ron Fricke Samsara is the latest project from Ron Fricke, documentary photographer extraordinaire who, 20 years ago, wowed certain … Continue reading Review: Samsara
Director: James Marsh Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Gillian Anderson Shadow Dancer, directed by James Marsh from Tom Bradby’s screenplay … Continue reading Review: Shadow Dancer
Director: Len Wiseman Stars: Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Colin Farrell “I’ll see you at the party, Richter” God bless Schwarzenegger. … Continue reading Review: Total Recall (2012)
Director: Bart Layton I arrived at The Imposter atop a crest of anticipation brought about by the seeming consensus amongst … Continue reading Review: The Imposter
Director: Sarah Polley Stars: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, … Continue reading Review: Take This Waltz
Director: Malik Bendjelloul It’s that time of year again. The multiplexes are filled to bursting with awful, horrible children. Children … Continue reading Review: Searching For Sugar Man
Director: Seth MacFarlane Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis I’m not a fan of Family Guy. It has its … Continue reading Review: Ted
Director: Rebecca Thomas Stars: Julia Garner, Billy Zane, Rory Culkin Okay, first of all, is anyone enamoured by purposefully misspelled … Continue reading Review: Electrick Children
Director: Christopher Nolan Stars: Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Christian Bale So, The Dark Knight Rises, then. A film that has … Continue reading Review: The Dark Knight Rises